Sporting rights still with Quess East Bengal, Ajit Isaac to AIFF

XtraTime Web Desk: East Bengal’s participation in the upcoming I League is in serious doubts following Quess Corp chairman Ajit Isaac’s email to the All India Football Federation. Mr Isaac on Saturday clarified to the AIFF that the sporting rights are still with Quess East Bengal Football Club Private Limited. This is in response to a recent query by the Federation who intended to know about the status of the Kolkata giants and the Bangalore based company. It was floated by the club that Quess has made an exit from the joint venture they entered into with East Bengal.


The recent development will leave huge doubts on East Bengal’s participation in either I League or ISL.


According to the AIFF East Bengal need to have the sporting rights in order to fulfill the licensing criteria of Asian Football Confederation. The Federation had made it clear on Friday that any change or transfer of sporting rights will need the written consent of Quess East Bengal representative. Apart from such an official confirmation in writing, the AIFF has also stated that in the case of a mutual termination of the joint venture, a copy of the termination document should be presented before it.
Quess and East Bengal agreed to form a joint venture in 2018 for three years. It was mutually agreed that the sporting rights will be with Quess until the end of 2020-21 season.


With Quess Corp now making their stance clear, it remains to be seen how this saga will play out